Normally I don't tweet so much local #VasaiVirar news, but now that I've whined about our horrendous power supply, might as well go on about the horrendous #Covid19 situation for a bit too.
To begin with, little public awareness on masking. 1/n
To begin with, little public awareness on masking. 1/n
We are allegedly under lockdown, but this is a common sight. The lockdown basically counts on obedient shopkeepers cooperating.
The perception is that we don't have a lot of cases in our area, so the lockdown is just a formality 2/n
The perception is that we don't have a lot of cases in our area, so the lockdown is just a formality 2/n
https://twitter.com/Vidyut/status/1393376997410181123
But are the number of cases in #VasaiVirar really as low as claimed?
A 55% positivity rate would imply otherwise. It sounds like we don't test unless we are reasonably certain it will be positive. indianexpress.com/article/cities…
A 55% positivity rate would imply otherwise. It sounds like we don't test unless we are reasonably certain it will be positive. indianexpress.com/article/cities…
The vaccination situation is dismal as well. This is the vaccination center near our home - you can see my building in the background on the right (though photo is from article). There are often more people than this waiting for vaccines that aren't there. mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-… 
I have EXHAUSTED myself telling people to forget about vaccination and stay home masked and isolated and safe till situation improves.
Public figures doing a relentless barrage and scaremongering to push people at non-existent vaccines doesn't help and probably creates spreaders
Public figures doing a relentless barrage and scaremongering to push people at non-existent vaccines doesn't help and probably creates spreaders
And of course, the occasional oxygen shortages and hospital fires and such deccanherald.com/national/west/…
VVCMC is a relatively new municipality and there isn't much robust infrastructure/systems. But also unclear how much intention to create.
VVCMC is a relatively new municipality and there isn't much robust infrastructure/systems. But also unclear how much intention to create.
Anyway, this is a look at a smaller town. We are used to news from Metros where things work as they are supposed to, and nagging people to go vaccinate sounds like a virtue because non-crowded vaccination centers available. Most of the country isn't metros, even if most news is.
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